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Rosenfels’ agent, Rick Smith, confirmed today that the Dolphins have waived Rosenfels from the Non-Football Illness list, making him a free agent.

The move comes two days too late for the Houston Texans, who had hoped to sign Rosenfels this week after losing quarterbacks Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart to season-ending injuries. But the Dolphins reportedly refused to release Rosenfels earlier in the week, and the Texans signed Jake Delhomme instead.

But Rosenfels is now free to play with another team this year, and could ultimately land in Houston or Chicago, two teams that are desperate for a quarterback. Rosenfels will go through the waiver process, and if a team claims him tomorrow, it will owe him the balance of his $1.5 million salary. If he clears waivers, he will become an unrestricted free agent, though the Dolphins won’t owe him any severance.

The Dolphins originally signed Rosenfels on Oct. 6 after Chad Henne suffered a season-ending shoulder injury. But Rosenfels, who was hospitalized with a blood infection during training camp with the Giants, was placed on the Dolphins’ NFI list because Rosenfels said he needed more time to let his body recover. The Dolphins then signed J.P. Losman, who has served as the backup ever since.

However, Rosenfels will have a little competition on the veteran quarterback market. The Vikings also released Donovan McNabb on Thursday, and many believe he will ultimately end up with his hometown Chicago Bears.

Trouble for McClain: Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain may not be available for Sunday’s game against the Dolphins because of an ankle injury, but now he has much bigger problems.

McClain, home in Decatur, Alabama for his grandfather’s funeral, was arrested today and charged with third-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm all misdemeanors.

Police say McClain, 22, put a pistol to the victim’s head while he was lying on the ground, and fired a shot next to his ear after he begged McClain not to shoot him.

Dan Dierdorf praises Dolphins: Dierdorf, the CBS commentator who is calling Sunday’s game against Oakland, says that the Dolphins are much better than their 3-8 record indicates. The Dolphins are 0-4 in games decided by three points or fewer.

He also has high praise for quarterback Matt Moore, who is now 11th in NFL passer rating (87.8) after throwing seven touchdowns against one interception in his last four games.

“The people of South Florida are probably tired of hearing about the woulda-shoulda-coulda-play hard-close games Dolphins, but this is a football team that could easily have a winning record,” he said. “They’ve played that many tight games. They have certainly played better than their record. Unfortunately, the NFL does not award style points. You either get the ‘W’ or the ‘L.’ There is some upside to the Dolphins right now. Matt Moore is playing pretty darn good football, and so is Reggie Bush.”

Noteworthy: Finally, the Dolphins welcomed rapper Wale to Thursday’s practice. Wale told the Post via Twitter that “I was applying for job.” When asked if it was to be a player, coach or front-office executive, Wale said, “all of the above.”